Business Analyst Regulatory Reporting

The role offers the opportunity to engage with various groups within the Firm in Operations, Finance, Risk and IT to ensure delivery of business requirements in line with various ISG Product Operation initiatives currently underway covering Regulatory Reporting and control framework agendas. It will also include the provision of inputs into broader functional architecture efforts and business process re-engineering initiatives within the Firm.

This is a challenging and rewarding role offering the candidate the opportunity to work on a varied portfolio of change. The candidate will need to be able to understand and articulate the differences between various financial products and their related operational processes and technologies, have an appreciation of the wider regulatory landscape and define, identify and deliver strategic solutions for controls, risk management and problem resolution. The candidate will also need to be able to work with and get the best from all levels of the organisation.

Responsibilities:

SME for Transaction reporting systems.

Service Owner for Transaction reporting systems.

Technical Business Analyst capabilities.

Liaison between Business and Technical areas.

Review and refine Functions Solution Document.

Coordinate internal resources and liaise with third parties/vendors to support development, testing, change management and releases, as well as raising and tracking issues.

Support business teams in the definition of business requirements and translate these into more detailed technical requirements for use by the technology teams where required.

Help co-ordinate the technical requirements gathering, estimating and planning for single or multiple projects or work streams.

Support the data and systems analysis activities within the project, identifying the business and technical requirements and acceptance criteria.

Facilitate the running workshops and data supplier engagement.

Formalise the results of data and systems analysis into structured documentation and obtain approval from the key stakeholders.

Form strong business relationships with data suppliers.

Qualifications we seek in you!

Minimum qualifications/skills

Good understanding in the Regulatory Reporting processes and directives. (e.g., SFTR, EMIR, MIFID II, CFTC, SEC, ASIC, HKMA).

Familiarity with Agile (Scrum, TDD, FDD etc.) software development methodologies.

Business Analyst / Change Management experiences in the financial services sector.

Extensive Experience in project management, leadership skills and communication skills are important.

Create BRDs and User stories.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to multi-task and work in a fast pace environment.

Detail oriented and ability to adhere to strict timelines.

Proficient in MS-Excel and MS-Word.

Preferred qualifications

Experience in Regulatory Remediation work would be strongly preferred.

Experience in Controls and Reconciliation is highly desirable.

Experience in QA and conformance testing.

Knowledge of accounting and basic terminologies used in the financial services sector.

Knowledge of project management and change management principles.

Knowledge of MS suite of products including Power point, Share point etc